Common errors in the use of english prepositions of place made by non english major students at foreign language center, haiphong university and suggested solutions

VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, HANOI UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES FACULTY OF POST-GRADUATE STUDIES    NGUYỄN THỊ THU HƯƠNG COMMON ERRORS IN THE USE OF ENGLISH PRE

VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, HANOI UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES

FACULTY OF POST-GRADUATE STUDIES

  

NGUYỄN THỊ THU HƯƠNG

COMMON ERRORS IN THE USE OF ENGLISH PREPOSITIONS OF PLACE MADE BY NON – ENGLISH MAJOR STUDENTS AT FOREIGN LANGUAGE CENTER, HAI PHONG UNIVERSITY AND

SUGGESTED SOLUTIONS

(Những lỗi phổ biến trong việc sử dụng giới từ chỉ nơi chốn Tiếng Anh của sinh viên không chuyên tiếng Anh tại trung tâm ngoại ngữ, đại học

Hải Phòng và một số giải pháp tham khảo)

M.A MINOR THESIS

Field: English Teaching Methodology

Code: 60 14 10

Hanoi - 2010

VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, HANOI UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES

FACULTY OF POST-GRADUATE STUDIES

  

NGUYỄN THỊ THU HƯƠNG

COMMON ERRORS IN THE USE OF ENGLISH PREPOSITIONS OF PLACE MADE BY NON – ENGLISH MAJOR STUDENTS AT FOREIGN LANGUAGE CENTER, HAI PHONG UNIVERSITY AND

SUGGESTED SOLUTIONS

(Những lỗi phổ biến trong việc sử dụng giới từ chỉ nơi chốn Tiếng Anh của sinh viên không chuyên tiếng Anh tại trung tâm ngoại ngữ, đại học

Hải Phòng và một số giải pháp tham khảo)

M.A MINOR THESIS

Field: English Teaching Methodology

Code: 60 14 10

Supervisor: Từ Thị Minh Thúy, M.A

Hanoi – 2010

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Acknowledgements

Declaration

Abstract

Table of contents

Part 1 : INTRODUCTION

1.1 Rationale

1.2 Aims and scopes of the study

1.3 Research questions

1.4 Design of the study

Part 2: DEVELOPMENT

Chapter 1: LITERATURE REVIEW

1.1 An overview of methodology in teaching English

1.1.1 Importance of grammar in language teaching

1.1.2 Pedagogical grammar

1.1.2.1 What are pedagogical grammars ?

1.1.2.2 Aims of teaching grammar

1.1.2.3 How can pedagogical grammars be used in the classroom?

1.1.3 Methodology of teaching English grammar

1.1.3.1 Definition of methodology

1.1.3.2 Two main approaches to teaching English grammar

1.2 Methods and techniques in teaching English grammar

1.2.1 Listening and responding

1.2.2 Telling stories

1.2.3 Role playing

1.2.4 Group work

1.3 An overview of errors

1.4 Summary

Chapter 2 : DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS

2.1 Description of the setting

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2.1.1 Description of the school

2.1.2 Description of the program

2.1.3 Description of the course

2.2 Methodology and data collection

2.2.1 Participants

2.2.2 Methods

2.2.3 Procedures

Chapter 3 : RESULTS

3.1 Presentation and analysis of the data

3.2 Discussion

3.2.1 Common errors in the use of English prepositions of place

3.2.2 Reasons for making errors

3.3 Teachers’ and students’ difficulties

3.3.1 Teachers’ difficulties

3.3.2 Students’ difficulties

Chapter 4 : PEDAGOGICAL IMPLICATIONS

4.1 Techniques used in teaching English prepositions of place

4.1.1 Listening and responding

4.1.2 Using the classroom

4.1.3 Using text- completion exercises

4.2 Recommendations

4.2.1 Suggestions for learning English prepositions of place

4.2.2 Suggestions for teaching English prepositions of place

Part 3 : CONCLUSION

Summary of the study

Recommendations for further research

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